Prototype Exos and Inx	Aquian w/Hinge Open
Aquian Kit	Exos II

   I asked Tim Hunting, what sets Koolance apart from the other water-cooling products. Tim said, "I think what continues to set Koolance apart is quality and design. For example, you could buy any raw copper block, mill it to have fins and a flat side, and use it to cool a processor if you pushed enough liquid through it. Koolance focuses on refining components themselves, so that a higher level of performance can be reached using minimal liquid. Extra liquid flow is then just a bonus, and not essential. It allows you to reduce tubing size, create lower-profile cooling blocks, and provides more room in the case."

   Koolances current designs and products have evolved from what enthusiasts consider archaic. They spend hours putting a fit and finish on every single product, including any modifications from inception to production. The research and development that goes in to their products is evident with every release of a new or revised version of water block or hose clamp. One very interesting feature is that the water-blocks are made out of a resin, instead of acrylic, that gives it the ability to take extreme temperatures. The resin and copper combination allow the water-block to handle temperatures upwards of 200 degrees Celsius. The blocks can handle a pressure rating of 65 Psi, which is more than any system will really need. It's a very impressive block.

CPU-305-V10 Bottom

300 Watt Dissipation

   Another Koolance ability pointed out by Tim was the innovations and modifications Koolance is able to make to current products, such as modifying the VID-200-L06 GPU Water block to work with Geforce 7800/7900 and Radeon X1800/1900 series video cards . While the products are compatible with current market hardware, all too often manufacturers release new or updated revisions that require changes or new parts at the factory level. Their R&D team actively pursues solutions gathered from RMAs, customer comments, reviews, and tech support to test and make the changes necessary. If a product needs some extra attention, the techs are able to make those modifications during assembly at the warehouse.

Technician Room

Assembling 1kw Radiator

Master Jedi Mod Station

   Rarely do you find a helpful support compatibility links these days, so we are left to browse endless forum posts for answers. But, not with Koolance. Koolance has a detailed compatibility page that lists any known issues with past and present products which is kept up to date as revisions or changes are made. Tim pointed out that the changes and revisions are thoroughly tested before anything makes it to the compatibility page.  

   Here, you can see how their old water-blocks have improved from a standard copper block that have roughly 90 watts of dissipation to 300 watts in just a couple years.

Revision 1 Water block	Revision 2 Water block
CPU-300 Series PC2, PC3, Exos I	CPU-305 PC4, Exos, Aquian

 

   Here are the chipset water-blocks which have changed from a clamped barb to the easier GPU-180 which also can be used on a GPU. The latest GPU water-block VID-200-L06 (Vid). The VID-200 is much larger and encompasses the video memory as well as the GPU on Nvidia's 7800, and ATI's 1800/1900 products.

Rev.1 Chipset Block

Rev.2 Chipset Block

GPU-180 GPU Block